Why Was Esperanto Invented?

Esperanto was created in 1887 by Dr. L. L. Zamenhof to be a second language that would allow people who speak different native languages to communicate, yet at the same time to retain their own languages and cultural identities.

Why was the language Esperanto created?

Esperanto was invented in 1887 by a Polish ophthalmologist named L.L. Zamenhof, who hoped his creation would bring about world peace. ... Esperanto was a fresh start, a technology that would allow its speakers to sidestep the difficulties of natural languages altogether.

What is the purpose of Esperanto?

Esperanto is a constructed language intended for world-wide use between speakers of different languages. It is designed to facilitate communication among people of different languages, countries and cultures. Its supporters claim for it two crucial advantages over other languages.